Robert Burns Pusey papers
Abstract
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Robert Burns Pusey papers
- Date
- 1863-1889
- Creator
- Pusey, Robert Burns, 1836-1889
- Extent
- 1.95 Cubic feet
- Subjects
- Medical records.
- Medicine--Practice--Kentucky--Elizabethtown.
- Physicians
- Arrangement
- Collection is arranged chronologically.
- Preferred Citation
- 47M12 : [identification of item], Robert Burns Pusey papers, 1863-1889, University of Kentucky Special Collections.
- Repository
- University of Kentucky
Collection Overview
- Biography / History
- Robert Burns Pusey, born in 1836, was a physician and native of Kentucky. Pusey attended Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He practiced medicine in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Pusey passed away in 1889.
- Scope and Content
- The Robert Burns Pusey papers comprises daybooks and ledgers (dated 1863-1889; 1.95 cubic feet, 3 boxes, 3 items) that were used to record the accounts of Dr. Pusey's medical practice in Elizabethtown, Kentucky. Also included in the collection is the Pocket Companion, a portable pharmacopoeia.
Restrictions on Access and Use
- Conditions Governing Access
- Collection is open to researchers by appointment.
- Use Restrictions
- Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact Special Collections.
Contents of the Collection
Daybook, 1868 June 15 - 1871 November 16
Daybook, 1871 November 17 - 1875 December 29
Daybook, 1876 - 1879 August 22
Daybook, 1879 August 22 - 1883 October 19
Daybook, 1883 October 20 - 1887 August 16
Daybook, 1887 August 17 - 1889 September 2
Ledger, 1863-1870
Pocket Companion; portable pharmacopoeia, undated
Ledger, 1870-1880
Ledger, 1879-1888
Ledger, 1880-1889
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